[Steve in Pudsey]

Will they be restoring the beautiful ident of the Horse, Fox, Mole and Boy walking along the banks of a lake? It is so gorgeous it seems a shame.

I understand why it was not shown a few days ago, but the argument towards a permanent shelving is odd. Imagine if BBC1's ident was a Christmas Tree and a tragedy occurred involving a Christmas Tree. Would they then pull that Tree ident?

I would say yes as the tree is a prominent feature.

Regarding Christmas specials, it's annoying when shows get given them when they are only starting out. For me, you have to earn it. The Green Green Grass got a Xmas Day slot right out of the block and it totally flopped.

Green Green Grass is perhaps an exception to the rule where you can justify taking a punt on a new show, being a spin off from one of the all time great sit coms with the same writer and many of the same cast. On paper you can understand why it would have been expected to do well.